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Flu shots: coming to a place near you

Seasonal flu and H1N1 vaccine schedules vary by area, age and health status. Check our provincial guide for details.

by Cathy Gulli and Tom Henheffer on Thursday, October 15, 2009 10:45am - 23 Comments

Flu shots: coming to a place near youDeciding whether or not to get the flu shot is never easy—only one in three Canadians do each year. With the H1N1 vaccine being rolled out in a few weeks, the decision is even tougher. In the midst of mixed messages about who needs which shot and when, the majority of Canadians are planning to skip the vaccine altogether. Complicating matters is an unpublished report revealing that among people who received the seasonal flu shot, their chances of contracting H1N1 are 1.5 to two times higher. That research, coupled with a growing consensus that H1N1 will be more prevalent this fall and winter than the seasonal flu, has prompted many provinces to revamp their vaccine schedules. Below, Maclean’s gathers the details from each provincial government. Additional information is available from the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

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  • P. Knight

    What is the matter with you people? YOur new cover MOST INCORRECTLY states, SWINE FLU in big bold letters.
    As if there aren't enough problems for our pork producers, you, our national magazine, continue the FALSE identification of H1N1 as the swine flu.
    SHAME ON YOU.
    And on the cover as well.
    I'm appalled and disgusted with your stupidity.
    PK in Toronto

    • swineflu

      take it easy, pk … the majority of canadians don't even know swine means pork. also, most canadians aren't even informed enough to know that swine flu and h1n1 are the same thing. chill out … relax … take this anger and focus it on something more meaningful. get your flu shot and have a pork chop.

      • Smart in Toronto

        The majority of Canadians are not a stupid as you make them out to be. We know that swine refers to pork and that H1N1 is the flu that has swine and a few other types of flu mixed in it. It should be referred to as H1N1 because there are several viruses involved.

    • Just want to know

      Honestly, I don't care what it is called, swine bird, whatever. I still eat pork and chicken thats not going to change, I would just like a straight answer on the details of the vaccine, its effects, reactions, etc. I am tired of the media, government etc. providing various stories instead of giving us the facts so we can make an informed educated decision. if Macleans or other media groups were smart they would get someone to review the research and documents worldwide that our health services and doctors should already know or be reviewing and get the public the straight facts if there are any!

  • swineflu

    obvi you are smart enough to know the diffference since you are on macleans.ca – a newsweekly magazine and current affairs site. or at least i would hope so. unfortunately, the majority are on tmz.com more interested in lindsay lohan and brittney spears than worried about pandemics and what the name is.

    again, get your flu shot and eat a pork chop.

  • Susan J.

    What concerns me is no one really seems to know anything about the H1N1 shot and what it's effects may be. I have always gotten a flu shot every year but really don't know what to do now as our Government does not seem to give out much information on this subject besides that some people have died from it – I believe it is 8 in all of B.C. (which is awful) and that they say it is going to get worse, and now some are saying you are more susceptible to H1N1 if you receive your annual flu shot.

    How much testing has been done on the H1N1 shot that we are supposed to receive in November, on how many people, and what were the results?

    I will be speaking with my own doctor to try and make an informed decision but even then, this is just one doctor's opinion.

    Is there any test to see if you have already been exposed to H1N1 and therefore would not need the shot?

    Does anyone out there have any helpful information so that people can make these kinds of decisions?

    I hear different stories, both good and bad, about both the flu shot and H1N1 shot.

    I think this, as Canadians who want answers and are not stupid, is what we should be concerned about, not about pork or other useless information.

    • http://intensedebate.com/people/M_A_N M_A_N

      Public Health Agency of Canada answers every single question you've just asked.

  • free enterprise

    The info about seasonal flu vaccination in Saskatchewan is incorrect – this year you can't choose to buy a shot for $20 if you don't qualify for a freebie. For years I've been buying a shot because my doctor has recommended that I should. Fortunately this year I will turn 65 during the flu season so was given a freebie.

  • http://www.notcanada.com ConcernedCitizen

    HISTORY REPEAT ITSELF

    SWINE FLU 1976 PROPAGANDA – PART I , 2

    DAVID ICKE: SWINE FLU VACCINE WARNING.

    • http://intensedebate.com/people/VinceClortho VinceClortho

      So the question is…..Is the vaccination safe for Lizards?

  • m theriault

    What I gather from the various news site I read on the net, there are three types of H1N1. Swine flu, Human flu and Avian flu. "They" are mixing and matching the different types, giving that poor child what could be either the Swine flu or the Avian flu virus right up his nose. And another video of a woman suffering from dystonia because of a bad reaction to a seasonal flu shot recently. These stories sort of sum up what obviously most Canadians are thinking, no bloody way man.
    The people pulling the strings are trying to save some money by not producing all that they need. That pharma company in Quebec is working furiously I'm sure, to get that stuff into the hands of the Public Health Agency so they can infec..inject it into sheeple's bodies, Since they (notice how I keep saying they), don't give you all that you need, medical types add an agent to the vaccine to give it a boost. This added boost, this "adjuvant" they are using, is seriously harming enough people worldwide that we should start questioning the use of adjuvants at all. There has been some documented proof by doctors that reactants like Thimerosal, Squalene and even mercury have been responsible for certain neurological diseases.

  • JimD

    Line up sheep!

  • m theriault

    When Dr. Butler-Jones is frustrated/exasperated/impatient with Canadians for not planning to get a seasonal flu shot or an H1N1 shot, and this mag saying "Just get the shot" is absolutely insane and terrifying. I didn't appreciate seeing the front page cover of the latest Maclean's and the story inside admonishing Canadians to wake up or smarten up and get the shot.
    Well then tell the government to get the adjuvents out of their damn vaccines!!

  • http://www.notcanada.com ConcernedCitizen

    FLU SHOT Permanently Disables Washington Redskins cheerleader with Neurological Disorder

  • RME

    Folks go to youtube and search for Secret Shots which was a
    must-see investigative television piece done by Target 5 WLWT
    News… The same adjuvant that has caused so much devastation
    via the anthrax vaccine – will be used in the upcoming H1N1
    vaccine.

    The best investigative journalist on how squalene ended
    up in such shots and the implications of such, is Gary Matsumoto
    who has done brilliantly documented such in his book, ' Vaccine A…'

  • RME

    Maclean's most recent cover looked more like something sponsored by The Ministry of Swine Flu Vaccine Propaganda

    For a critical look at what's not being discussed about this vaccine
    check out the article, 'Fast -Tracked Swine Flu Vaccine Under Fire'
    by renowned geneticist Dr. Mae-Wan Ho, Director of Institute of
    Science in Society, London, England and Dr. Joe Cummins,
    Professor Emeritus of Genetics at the University of Western Ontario.

    Also check out the article by Russell Blaylock MD, Neurosurgeon,
    'Vaccine May Be More Dangerous than 'Swine Flu' ', July 2009

    • m theriault

      You are totally right. The latest cover of Maclean's made me angry, and sick to my stomach. Did thet get a large cash bonus from the people that pull the strings" for that horrible and terrifying cover?

  • Keesha

    If you get the bird flu….you will need a 'tweetment'!
    If you get the swine flu…you will need some 'oinkment'!

    …..and it's free!!!

  • a Person who wants to Live

    Paranoia hit…omg are you’s adults?

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/RasAlhague RasAlhague

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  • danR

    I am not thrilled aboutgetting shots.

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